mr. thompson. mr. thompson: well, i thank my good friend and that is why i think that anyone, you know, today i think the statistic is, out of every three people, one out of every three persons has had some experience with scoutingworks boy scouting. they've been a boy scout, they've been a parent of a scout, they've had a sibling that's a scout. and there's a connection there. and i know for those who are -- have been in scouting for just a few years, what a difference that it makes. one of the hardest things i had to do 19 months ago when i was sworn into congress was three days before that i had to retire as scout master. wasn't going to be home for the meetings, certainly when i am home on weekends, i wish i could go on campouts, it doesn't happen in this job. just the demands of it. and to serve as a scout master for 30 years and to see literally dozens of boys earn their eagle scout award and, you know, and that's what they do, there's never, in the 100 years of scouting in this country, there's n

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous materials. mr. putnam for july 29 for five minutes, mr. fortenberry today for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. lee, california. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. sutton: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sutton: mr. speaker, i rise today with the heavy heart to honor the life and service of barberton police chief michael. he suffered a fatal heart attack while vacationing in tennessee with his family. he was a committed public servant, a 32-year veteran of the

mr. thompson today and july 28 for five minutes and mr. mr. lincoln diaz-balart on july 27, 28 and 29 for five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. davis of illinois for today, mr. young of florida for today and the balance of the week and mr. poe of texas for today until 7:30 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: i thank the individuals who are waiting to speak as well. the national media have been quick to blame for the firing of agriculture department official shirley sherro dn and points to fox news. the article says the network is in pursuit of sherro did, however they did not air any stories against her until she resigned. the "new york times" have largely ignored the truth. the rush to judgment came from the obama administration, not conservative media outlets. "the times" article is the media giving the white house a free pas

mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: i rise today to draw both awareness and support for therapeutic recreation week which runs from july 11-17. it is to rehabilitate all of which hell to maintain the cognitive, social and functioning of individuals that is fanging individuals. this week serves to awareness and promote opportunities for those in need and recognize the dedicated of certified therapeutic specialists. they are certified and serve a vital role in helping individuals facing disease and disability. in helping to achieve and maintain independence. their services are cost effective and heart felt. i congratulate the therapeutic professionals for helping to improve the lives of others and the presentations, work shops hosted in recognition of therapeutic recreation week. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. gingrey: address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempo

mr. thompson: request my five-minute time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. thompson: thank you,. mr. speaker, the people that need across this nation are jobs. yet, the yous export-import bank made a decision that kills 1,000 new jobs. the recent export hime import bank denial to buy coal mining machinery exposing the hypocrisy of the obama administration. according to the mission statement, quote, the export-import bank of the united states is the official export credit agency of the united states with the mission to assist in financing the export of u.s. goods and services, at least that's what it states. the mine coal in india that the u.s.-manufactured machinery would be used in a new plant. a subsidiary was to use the loan guarantee to buy $600 million of wisconsin international mining machinery which represents 1,000 u.s. jobs. in a party-line vote, the loan guarantee was turned down not for economic reasons, but because it was contrary to the new white house policy of funding, quote, projects with heavy carbon emissions, end quote. in this case, a coal

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today as a penn state alum news to congratulate the ladies lions rugby team. it represents the team's first back-to back titles. they defeated stanford cardinals in overcoming hardships in lacking home field advantage. the victory has drawn praise from the president of the penn state and stanford coach who described them as a national powerhouse and unbeatable for the next 15 years. a humble and skilled athlete and rising senior at pep state was named the game's star player. as a star player, she had the dedication and atentiveness of her team nates. they allowed penn state to hold them scoreless. victories such as this test the spirit of our youth and potential to do great things. i extend my congratulations and wish them luck in using their tough back line to defend the title neeks year and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: further one-minute requests? further one-minute requests? for what purpose does the for what purpose does the gentlem

mr. thompson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. thompson: i thank my colleague for yielding and thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, while i support the overall intent of h.r. 5730, it appears that this bill also moves a political agenda and therefore i rise in opposition. section 3 of the bill includes repeal of corridor 01 on the appalachian highway system located in my district. while h.r. 5730 aims to rescind unspent funds or simply no authorized funds associated with the 01 corridor. i have come to the floor on several occasions to speak in favor of deficit reduction. technically this bill does nothing to lessen the deficit. last month we lost a champion of the appalachian regional commission, senator byrd. senator byrd was instrumental in capping the available miles in the system. section 3 is a an attempt to security the caps in hopes of this project to another district in the future. federal law provides metropolitan

mr. thompson, for his assistance in bringing this bill to the floor. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. lungren. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: h.r. 4748, the northern border counternarcotics strategy act requires the director of the office of national drug control policy, ondcp, to develop a counternarcotics strategy for the u.s.-canadian border. given the escalating drug violence in mexico, many people think illegal drug trafficking only occurs across the southwestern border. while the lions share is smuggled into america from mexico, the u.s.-canadian border is a major transit point for high potentcy mariana, ecstasy and other illegal drugs. this is not something new. several years ago when i was chairman of a subcommittee on the committee on homeland security, we held a hearing in our north

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, the first week in august there will be a celebration of 200 years of history in a small community of mcalisterville, pennsylvania. they hope it will rekindle a spirit of community and remember a time of less stress. according to the "fayette sent national," a blacksmith shop will be there. they purchased 160-acre plot of land in 1810. in 1855, the town built the lost creek valley academy to train teachers. professor george mack farland purchased it in 1858. lincoln called for more troops in the civil war and macfarland went to war. the site remains an historic place for the town. this celebration honors the community and i congratulate the townsfolk for commemorating their history and for building their future. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, mr. speaker. the speaker

mr. thompson's hand restraints may be removed while he's in court. >> reporter: ryan's new attorney, johnel had been ineffective, failing, for example, to undermine the state's key witness, bobby latour. watson found an eyewitness who said latour was in a parking lot right after the shot was fired so he could not have seen ryan thompson get out of the car before the shot as he claimed. ryan's original attorney knew about the witness but didn't call him. >> that's a really, really crucial piece of information that the jury should have heard. >> reporter: watson also argued that ryan's trial attorney should have shored up dave and jared's testimony, bringing in experts to explain how ryan's friends pressured by police could have implicated him even though they knew he was innocent. >> the police were holding over their heads all three of them the possibility that they, too, may be arrested if they didn't toe the line. >> jurors are simply not inclined to believe that police officers are not truthful or that a person would falsely implicate themselves or somebody else unless they were, if yo

mr. thompson: madam speaker, i rise today as a lifelong resident of howard, pennsylvania, to honor its bicentennial. howard, a small community of almost 700, has an extensive history dating back to the first settlers in the late 1700's. it was named after english philanthropist john howard. howard features many -- several historical structures, such as the post office built in 1828, a methodist church dating back to 1843 and house fathers 1810. in the 1820's, howard produced a growth. the howard iron works attracted settlers. the first store opened in 1829 and the town was known for the wool factory during the last century. i recently sell participated in a parade. seeing residents come out and celebrate our history is humbling. we are proud of this friendship. i'd hope to see howard continue to prosper through another 200 years. it's a great town and a welcoming place to live. and congratulations to the howard citizens on its 200th anniversary. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one minutes. -- minutes? seeing none, for what purpose

mr. thompson, and ranking member king, for their support of this important resolution. mr. lungren was very instrumental in crafting the bill and i thank him for working with me on it. i want to also thank the majority and minority committee and personal office staff for their efforts. we often say that homeland security is not a partisan issue and that is evidenced today by this bipartisan legislation. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. lungren: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 4842, the homeland security science and technology authorization act of 2010. it gives me great pleasure to work with the gentlelady in bringing forward this authorization bill to the floor. this bipartisan legislation re-authorizes the science and technology directorate and the domestic nuclear detection office for fiscal years 2011 and 2012

mr. tomlin and rick thompson and the entire state legislature for their part in making this come about. we honor senator byrd. one thing that senator byrd would say very strongly "there is no such thing as an interim senator." it may be that the month who are appointed to work have a limitation. there is no such thing. let me tell you what will happen. on tuesday at 2:00 the democrats will have a caucus that to have every tuesday to discuss policy. it gives everybody a chance to speak. add to 3:00 p.m., the new senator from west virginia -- at to 3:00 p.m., the new senator from west virginia will be sworn in in front of the united states senate in the world. right after that, because he will make the 60th vote in what is a very necessary piece of legislation, we will take up and pass the unemployment compensation. [applause] i think it is a remarkable symbol of who carte is, how important the senate is, how unimportant the word "in te int" is. carte is our most recent one. he will be and have all of the powersw o of any other enator signature. he will probably not have the biggest home

thompson kron 4 news. a takeover stock robbery at a piedmont restaurant this happened at the mr. green bubble on piedmont ave. in oakland the small restaurant was the victim of a strong arm robbery on thursday night. just before 11:00 p.m. two masked men carrying guns came in to mr. greenwald or restaurant demanding cash from the register and the personal belongings of customers. from then the to purses, wallets and electronic devices if the two men were running for the restaurant after the robbery. oakland police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to their rest. the couple accused of robbing home of a family days after they died in a car crash are changing their pleas. michael it is pleading no contest wallace girlfriend andrea pleading guilty. they previously pleaded not guilty john and susan melodion the two children died in a car crash days before their home was robbed back in november. a surprising discovery made during a house fire this morning fire fighters responding to a blaze at a three story apartment building after 5:00 p.m. at telegraph avenue. the